"Teacher" in mandarin

• fox_hound_33

  9 Oct 07, 22:37

  Guys, how do i spell the mandarin word for "Teacher"?
  
  Is it ZH Fu??
• mhcampboy

  9 Oct 07, 22:39

  shi fu?
• yiha093

  9 Oct 07, 22:39

  lao shi?
  o.o...
• cApitaland

  9 Oct 07, 22:39

  Homework Forum
• yiha093

  9 Oct 07, 22:40

  Originally posted by mhcampboy:

  shi fu?

  isnt that master?
• Plastic Bag

  9 Oct 07, 22:40

  shi fu is master, lao shi is teacher.
• cApitaland

  9 Oct 07, 22:42

  dont you greet your teacher or something in school?
• mhcampboy

  9 Oct 07, 22:42

  Originally posted by Plastic Bag:

  shi fu is master, lao shi is teacher.

  lao shi is more appropriate...
• fox_hound_33

  9 Oct 07, 22:42

  From my limited knowledge i gather "Lao sh" stands for master and "Zh fu" for teacher.
  
  What i am not really sure is how to i write "teacher", is it Zh fu, tz fu, zhi fu...?????
• FireIce

  9 Oct 07, 22:45

  shi fu or lao shi oso can.
• mhcampboy

  9 Oct 07, 22:46

  Originally posted by fox_hound_33:

  From my limited knowledge i gather "Lao sh" stands for master and "Zh fu" for teacher.
  
  What i am not really sure is how to i write "teacher", is it Zh fu, tz fu, zhi fu...?????

  so many ppl spelled out for u already...
• noopi

  9 Oct 07, 22:48

  Originally posted by fox_hound_33:

  From my limited knowledge i gather "Lao sh" stands for master and "Zh fu" for teacher.
  
  What i am not really sure is how to i write "teacher", is it Zh fu, tz fu, zhi fu...?????

  which country de chinese
  
  it is (lao3 shi1)
• GoOdOnE

  9 Oct 07, 22:48

  depends
  
  if he/she teaches u technical skills such as kungfu etc u can use "shi fu"
  
  if he/she teaches u theory kind of stuff like maths, english, using lao shi mroe appropriate
• laurence82

  9 Oct 07, 22:50

  i call my teacher daddy
  
  
• fox_hound_33

  9 Oct 07, 22:57

  dont you greet your teacher or something in school?

  Ha ha ha, Dude i am not a student...........actually i am in the midst of writing my resignation letter and i thought of adding some mandarin flavor to it.
  
  Anyway....the verdict is out........I have decided to use "shi fu" !!!!!
  
  Thanks guys.
  Your prompt and enthusiastic response is greatly valued. Keep up the good work and strive for even greater heights in the future................
  
  ** hold on a second, why am i beginning to sound like my boss**
• FireIce

  9 Oct 07, 22:59

  want to fiak then use "en shi"
• fox_hound_33

  9 Oct 07, 23:09

  want to fiak then use "en shi"

  I believe you mean Fu*k??? Now, that would be a "valuable" addition to my dictionary.
• Isis

  9 Oct 07, 23:09

  In china, bus drivers are also called shi fu ..
• FireIce

  9 Oct 07, 23:10

  Originally posted by Isis:

  In china, bus drivers are also called shi fu ..

  the "fu" is not the "fu"